right side up

adverb

In correct position with the top at the top; not upside down or inverted.

Meanings

adverbright side up (not comparable)

alternative right-side-up

  1. not comparableIn correct position with the top at the top; not upside down or inverted.

    Stood right-side-up and free of the undergarment from Hell, she was a rather attractive brunette in her early or middle thirties.

    1991 January 29, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, page 67

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Spanish recto, patas abajo
  • rectoTranslations
  • patas abajoTranslations
  • boca arribaTranslations
  • bocarribaTranslations
  • de pieTranslations
  • de piesTranslations
  • en pieTranslations
  • derechoTranslations
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APA

right side up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20side%20up

MLA

“right side up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20side%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “right side up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20side%20up.

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